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such scale is extremely valuable in the united states senate. a body by its very design is supposed to foster compromise between legislators on issues before the nation. and so it was a natural progression that following his success as mayor, dick lugar's next job would be serving hoosiers is the united states senator. since 1977, senator lugar has represented hoosiers have served our nation admirably. without question, senator lugar is the type of lawmakers later who works hard to bring both parties together, find common ground and pass the legislation. those contributions are many, including this fine valley service on the senate agriculture committee, senator lugar's most important role in the senate has to be his leadership of the senate foreign relations committee. as a two-time chairman of this committee, he has been one of the most influential minds on foreign policy in the united states senate history. he has worked tirelessly on policies and legislation to promote arms control, control and dismantle nuclear arms and address the global f
such scale is extremely valuable in the united states senate. a body by its very design is supposed to foster compromise between legislators on issues before the nation. and so it was a natural progression that following his success as mayor, dick lugar's next job would be serving hoosiers is the united states senator. since 1977, senator lugar has represented hoosiers have served our nation admirably. without question, senator lugar is the type of lawmakers later who works hard to bring both...
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, senator united states senator from massachusetts, on her left, and on her right the attorney general, robert kennedy. ♪ >> i'm sure that people watching would like to hear from you how mrs. jackie kennedy and the two small children are getting along? >> well, they have their good days and their difficult days. the -- john, the young boy, is extremely vigorous and interested in everything and caroline gets along quite well. >> they have an understanding of what happened? >> well, i imagine as much as children can have. >> his life and death had a meaning. we should not hate but love one another. no memorial or eulogy would more honor president kennedy's memory than the passage of the civil rights being which he fought so long. it is in this spirit that i hope senate would pass this bill. >> we interrupt to bring you this bulletin. a plane carrying senator edward m. kennedy to the democratic national convention reportedly crashed tonight. senator kennedy was reportedly injured. there are two other occupants trapped in the wreck. >> we're not sure whether the senator was with him or n
, senator united states senator from massachusetts, on her left, and on her right the attorney general, robert kennedy. ♪ >> i'm sure that people watching would like to hear from you how mrs. jackie kennedy and the two small children are getting along? >> well, they have their good days and their difficult days. the -- john, the young boy, is extremely vigorous and interested in everything and caroline gets along quite well. >> they have an understanding of what happened?...
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sincerely yours, diane feinstein, united states senator -- dianne feinstein, united states senator." [applause] >> i don't know what to say. i'm so overwhelmed. it really feels good to get some recognition from the politicians and top politicians. i'm glad that i lived to see this day. [applause] and i want to thank all who have made this day possible, including all the people at the library that put this event together. thank you very much. [applause] >> now, i would like to introduce the driving force behind this program, and award- winning, internationally known storyteller, recording artist, and educator. she is a truth teller and an artist for social change. she has made it her life's work to tell history through the words of its off forgotten witnesses. zero two one-women shows -- she wrote two one-women shows. she told the true story of the 1955-1956 montgomery bus boycott through the eyes of four women. please help me welcome her. >> i guess you are wondering why i'm standing here. [inaudible] my teachers have been teaching me a lot about standing up for what is right. it was
sincerely yours, diane feinstein, united states senator -- dianne feinstein, united states senator." [applause] >> i don't know what to say. i'm so overwhelmed. it really feels good to get some recognition from the politicians and top politicians. i'm glad that i lived to see this day. [applause] and i want to thank all who have made this day possible, including all the people at the library that put this event together. thank you very much. [applause] >> now, i would like to...
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me to the united states senate. he helped me get on the powerful appropriations committee. he was my teacher and mentor. he also had a wonderful way of communicating with all of us. and as each new class of senators, each new class of women senators arrived, he welcomed each and every one of us with the same warmth and generosity he showed to me. we have a saying among we the women of the senate is that men of quality stand up for we women fighting for inquality and daniel inouye was there ever step of the way. when we wanted equal pay for equal work he was. there when we wanted to be included in the protocols and establish an office of women's health, he was there, issue after issue. last year i had the wonderful honor of traveling to the middle east with senator inouye. it is an eagle that many of the women in the senate wear. we have a little collection. this one is from the smith sonian. he said i loift, it's so pretty. i want to get one for my wife. i don't know if senator inip ever got it for his wife irene bu
me to the united states senate. he helped me get on the powerful appropriations committee. he was my teacher and mentor. he also had a wonderful way of communicating with all of us. and as each new class of senators, each new class of women senators arrived, he welcomed each and every one of us with the same warmth and generosity he showed to me. we have a saying among we the women of the senate is that men of quality stand up for we women fighting for inquality and daniel inouye was there ever...
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to the united states senate. he helped me get on the appropriations committee. he was my teacher. he was my mentor. he also had a wonderful way of communicating with all of us and each new class of senators, each new class of women senators arrived he welcomed each and every one of us with the same warmth and generosity he showed me. we have a saying among the women of the senate which is men of quality always stand up for we women fighting for e quality. daniel inouye was there every step of the way. we wanted equal pay for equal work, he was there. we wanted mammograms' included in the protocol and establish an office of women, he was there. issue after issue. last year had a wonderful honor of going to the middle east with senator inouye and he admired that i had 20 years today, an eagle that many of the women in the senate where, the style which we have, a little collection. this one is from the smithsonian. he said i loved it. it is so pretty. i want to get one for my wife. i don't know if senator inouye eve
to the united states senate. he helped me get on the appropriations committee. he was my teacher. he was my mentor. he also had a wonderful way of communicating with all of us and each new class of senators, each new class of women senators arrived he welcomed each and every one of us with the same warmth and generosity he showed me. we have a saying among the women of the senate which is men of quality always stand up for we women fighting for e quality. daniel inouye was there every step of...
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. >> it is a small -- 13% of the united states senate. half of the -- 52%, 54% of the country. >> bill: so we have a long way to go which is why what you're doing is so important. >> thank you. >> bill: and what you're doing is so important. we can get these women elected make sure they're democratic women. the other thing -- >> i'm going to tell them i'm going to do my personal plug here. i'm speaking at my high school graduation. >> you're graduating high school? >> bill: you're finally graduating? >> on june 4th. in detroit michigan. so i'm going to encourage those young ladies to get involved in public life, too. >> bill: good for you. jamal simmons, thank you so much for coming in. laura bassett, good to see you. >> good to be here. >> bill: i get the last word. i'll be back with a quick parting shot coming up next. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." enttv
. >> it is a small -- 13% of the united states senate. half of the -- 52%, 54% of the country. >> bill: so we have a long way to go which is why what you're doing is so important. >> thank you. >> bill: and what you're doing is so important. we can get these women elected make sure they're democratic women. the other thing -- >> i'm going to tell them i'm going to do my personal plug here. i'm speaking at my high school graduation. >> you're graduating high...
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to have served in the united states senate ever. today she is truly the dean of the women senators. she is a mentor and a friend to the rest of us, and she has always set the bar high. this is a woman who took on city hall as a young social worker in baltimore and would be. this is a woman -- and won. this is a woman who championed landmark legislation that has touched the lives of millions on issues ranging from health care to education to civil rights. she has shattered glass ceilings not just in the senate, but in the congress as a whole. and as if that isn't enough, mr. president, she has even graced the glossy pages of "vogue" magazine. most of you may have not seen the photos which were taken in front of the capitol building with another number -- a number of women leaders including meryl streep who was in town for her screening of the film "the iron lady." so i think it is fitting, to borrow a phrase from the iron lady herself, margaret thatcher who famously said in politics if you want anything said, ask a man. if you want a
to have served in the united states senate ever. today she is truly the dean of the women senators. she is a mentor and a friend to the rest of us, and she has always set the bar high. this is a woman who took on city hall as a young social worker in baltimore and would be. this is a woman -- and won. this is a woman who championed landmark legislation that has touched the lives of millions on issues ranging from health care to education to civil rights. she has shattered glass ceilings not...
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thank you. >> ladies and gentlemen, the republican leader of the united states senate, the honorable mitch mcconnell. >> in early 1959, about six months after congress formally created the national aeronautics and space administration, a group of test pilots was summoned to a top secret briefing at the pentagon. once there, they were told that nasa was developing a program aimed at putting a man in orbit, and that it needed volunteers. the training would be long, dangerous, and unlike anything anyone had ever experienced. and those who were chosen would be called astronauts. a 37-year-old marine and father of two named john glenn was among those who attended that meeting. he volunteered without hesitation. three februarys later, john glenn found himself circling the earth from the heavens at 13,000 miles an hour staring at the sunset that was even more spectacular than he ever imagined as the nation looked on. in new york, thousands of commuters stood still in grand central station to watch the takeoff. and even walter cronkite allowed himself a little show of national pride from the
thank you. >> ladies and gentlemen, the republican leader of the united states senate, the honorable mitch mcconnell. >> in early 1959, about six months after congress formally created the national aeronautics and space administration, a group of test pilots was summoned to a top secret briefing at the pentagon. once there, they were told that nasa was developing a program aimed at putting a man in orbit, and that it needed volunteers. the training would be long, dangerous, and...
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get more women elected to the united states senate. last year, we joined in this body to celebrate senator mikulski becoming the longest serving woman in the history of the united states senate, surpassing margaret chase smith from the state of maine, and then on this past saturday on st. patrick's day, she became the longest serving woman in the history of the united states congress, replacing edith norris rogers from massachusetts, who served, as the majority leader pointed out, from 1925-1960. marylanders understand longevity records. we're very proud of our cal ripken and the record that he held in baseball. senator mikulski, like cal ripken's legacy, is what she has done in office to make a difference, not the length of her service. she is a fierce and effective advocate for so many causes. we have heard about her accomplishments in education and health care which she has done to advance sensible health care to improve quality for the people of this country. that was her mission in the affordable care act, to make sure that we had
get more women elected to the united states senate. last year, we joined in this body to celebrate senator mikulski becoming the longest serving woman in the history of the united states senate, surpassing margaret chase smith from the state of maine, and then on this past saturday on st. patrick's day, she became the longest serving woman in the history of the united states congress, replacing edith norris rogers from massachusetts, who served, as the majority leader pointed out, from...
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states senate, dr. barry black, gives the benediction. >> let us pray. oh, lord of hopes, you stretched out the heavens like a curtain. thank you for this opportunity to honor four pioneers. lord, you empowered them to enter a new frontier, flipping the surly bonds of earth, to reach out and touch your sovereign face. may the inspiration we receive from these well-lived lives save us from the love of ease, which chooses the comfortable way. and from the procrastination, which puts things off until it's too late, bless and keep us in all of our tomorrows, in our going out and coming in, in our rising up and lying down from this time forth, even forever more. amen. ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, please remain at your seats for the departure of the official party. ♪
states senate, dr. barry black, gives the benediction. >> let us pray. oh, lord of hopes, you stretched out the heavens like a curtain. thank you for this opportunity to honor four pioneers. lord, you empowered them to enter a new frontier, flipping the surly bonds of earth, to reach out and touch your sovereign face. may the inspiration we receive from these well-lived lives save us from the love of ease, which chooses the comfortable way. and from the procrastination, which puts things...
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thank you. [ applause ] gentlemen, please remain standing as the chaplain of the united states senate, dr. barry black, give ben addiction. >> let us pray. oh, lord of stretched out the heavens like a curtain. thank you for this four pioneer. lord, you empowered them to enter a new frontier, flipping the surly bonds of earth, to reach out and touch your sovereign face. may the inspiration we receive from these well-lived lives save us from the love of ease, which chooses the comfortable way. and from the procrastination, which puts things off until too late, bless keep us in all of our tomorrows, in our going out and coming in, in our rising up lying down from this timeforth, even forever more. amen. >> ladies and gentlemen, please remain at your seats for the departure of the official party. ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, this concludes today's ceremony. thank you and have a nice day. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> this week, across the street from ford theater where president lincoln was shot as he enjoyed the play "our cousin." ford theater campus on third street in washington where visitors can
thank you. [ applause ] gentlemen, please remain standing as the chaplain of the united states senate, dr. barry black, give ben addiction. >> let us pray. oh, lord of stretched out the heavens like a curtain. thank you for this four pioneer. lord, you empowered them to enter a new frontier, flipping the surly bonds of earth, to reach out and touch your sovereign face. may the inspiration we receive from these well-lived lives save us from the love of ease, which chooses the comfortable...
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states senate. we have voted that are about nothing but political messages, talking about the buffett tax rule the last week, about the interest rate on student loans which we agree needs to be addressed but they want to do it in a way that republicans cannot support. and so the floor of the united states senate, the reason it is not functioning today, is because it has been converted and is about political gimmicks. and the people who are running across the country including. mr. murdoch are talking about debt and jobs and the economy on the hearts and mines -- minds of the american people. we need to address those challenges. many in the united states senate would welcome the opportunity to vote on a budget that does reform and deals with the fundamental challenges but that is not happening today, and i hope we get new people in november who help us retake the majority in the united states senate, help us set an agenda that takes us in a different direction for the future of the country and work w
states senate. we have voted that are about nothing but political messages, talking about the buffett tax rule the last week, about the interest rate on student loans which we agree needs to be addressed but they want to do it in a way that republicans cannot support. and so the floor of the united states senate, the reason it is not functioning today, is because it has been converted and is about political gimmicks. and the people who are running across the country including. mr. murdoch are...
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then united states senator, and then secretary of the interior. it really is, truly, an all-american story. and as a member of the senate democratic leadership, whenever we were confabbing and trying to figure out what comes to the floor, who's going to be where, who's vote what, the question was always raised, well, where is salazar on this? and the answer was, we don't know. and the reason is that this is truly, i think bonbon it would agree, this is really one of those senators who came to the united states senate to try to fig are out how do we advance the country's interests? not republican/democrat. how do we find a way through this to reach agreement? that was ken salazar's hallmark as a united states senator. he's a great friend. i think a great american. i'm really pleased that he's accepted our invitation to come here today. secretary ken salazar. [ applause ] >>> thank you very much, senator dorgan, and senator bennett. thank you for being leaders and for being statesmen for our country, and for being mentors and role models for me in o
then united states senator, and then secretary of the interior. it really is, truly, an all-american story. and as a member of the senate democratic leadership, whenever we were confabbing and trying to figure out what comes to the floor, who's going to be where, who's vote what, the question was always raised, well, where is salazar on this? and the answer was, we don't know. and the reason is that this is truly, i think bonbon it would agree, this is really one of those senators who came to...
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that is what a united states senator addresses. cap and trade is not the policy that this country should be implementing. cap and trade would be a $1,700 tax on american families. that number, by the way, comes directly from the obama administration. >> senator, 30 seconds. >> let's stipulate we are not going to do cap and trade. but that is not the issue before us today. senator fisher says human beings are not warming the planet, and i say we are. i say it is a clear and compelling problem, and we need to address it, and we need to have a debate about how we are going to address it and what our strategy is going to be. otherwise this is a problem that is going to plague us and why we didn't do anything about it. >> fred has the next question for senator kerrey. >> there is a lot of discussion about lower tax rates by eliminating deductions and loopholes. but one persons loophole is an into in state and local taxes. would you offer specific changes to lower overall tax rates? >> the big four are mortgage deduction, and i think you
that is what a united states senator addresses. cap and trade is not the policy that this country should be implementing. cap and trade would be a $1,700 tax on american families. that number, by the way, comes directly from the obama administration. >> senator, 30 seconds. >> let's stipulate we are not going to do cap and trade. but that is not the issue before us today. senator fisher says human beings are not warming the planet, and i say we are. i say it is a clear and...
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that henry clay was the greatest united states senator in history. daniel webster was the greatest. how do you call anybody the greatest? >> john f. kennedy had that task in front of him in 1955 and '56 when he was appointed the chair of a committee to decide who the five greatest united states -- actually, they threw out the word "greatest" and said outstanding. and statesmanship, transcending state and party borders ended up being their definition of great or outstanding. >> why george norris, what was he so good about? >> well, george norris, any senator who worked with him realized very quickly that he was a committee senator, not a floor senator, that he did his work in the committees behind the scenes. he shaped issues in such a way that you didn't have to force senators to vote for or against them prematurely. he worked the issue. he was certainly the father of the tennessee valley authority. a lot of other major new deal legislation. and when john f. kennedy was chairman of that committee to select outstanding senators, who was the number one
that henry clay was the greatest united states senator in history. daniel webster was the greatest. how do you call anybody the greatest? >> john f. kennedy had that task in front of him in 1955 and '56 when he was appointed the chair of a committee to decide who the five greatest united states -- actually, they threw out the word "greatest" and said outstanding. and statesmanship, transcending state and party borders ended up being their definition of great or outstanding....
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elected to the united states senate when i was 33. i now have its opportunity at 41 to seek the office of the vice presidentsy. >> senator bentsen. >> i have absolutely no quarrel with senator quayle's military record, but i do strongly disagree with him on some of the issues. you make great patriotic speeches, and i enjoy them. but i don't understand your vote on veterans issues. senator quile -- quayle has one of the worst voting records in the united states senate on veterans issues. and one of them that particularly bothers me, sponsoring legislation to put a tax on combat pay and disability pay for veterans, for fighting men and women of america. tax on their disability pay when they are lying there in the hospital. people who have sacrificed for our country. i think you ought to explain that to the people of america, and you ought to explain it tonight. >> john, a question for senator bentsen. >> senator, you are chairman of the senate finance committee, and you are generally considered rather an orthodox conservative on fiscal
elected to the united states senate when i was 33. i now have its opportunity at 41 to seek the office of the vice presidentsy. >> senator bentsen. >> i have absolutely no quarrel with senator quayle's military record, but i do strongly disagree with him on some of the issues. you make great patriotic speeches, and i enjoy them. but i don't understand your vote on veterans issues. senator quile -- quayle has one of the worst voting records in the united states senate on veterans...
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and the united states senate shamed itself today. once again. it pains me to say that, it really does, having worked in the senate for seven years, i think the senate remains a great institution which has done much, much more to be proud of than the rare occurrences that it should be ashamed of. i don't usually think when a vote doesn't go my way in the united states senate, the senate should be ashamed of itself. i think that the senate has a right, a moral right to arrive at outcomes that i don't like. to arrive at outcomes i hate and to arrive at them with a reasonable exercise of senate decision making. i don't think that every procedural roadblock that republicans throw in front of senate democrats is shameful. i've seen democrats do the same thing to republicans and i working on the senate floor have tried to do the same thing to republicans myself. in my seven years in the senate, i didn't recall one day of shame for the senate as a whole. most senators were innocent bystanders in the judiciary hearing that pitted anita hill against clare
and the united states senate shamed itself today. once again. it pains me to say that, it really does, having worked in the senate for seven years, i think the senate remains a great institution which has done much, much more to be proud of than the rare occurrences that it should be ashamed of. i don't usually think when a vote doesn't go my way in the united states senate, the senate should be ashamed of itself. i think that the senate has a right, a moral right to arrive at outcomes that i...
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states senate. i think that is precisely what we need to be doing. >> one last tweet. dr. jojo writes it should be about electing the best candidate whether it's male or female. that's his or her opinion. and one final article. a new report by map light claims emily's list owns certain states. this is a story i'm looking at from the san jose business journal. the report was entitled "who owns your member of congress." it's looking at how much money emily's list pours into races. tell us about the relationship when you donate and contribute to a campaign, do you expect something in return? how does that dialogue take place? >> the thing about emily's list, and for 27 years this has been the case, we just want to elect more pro-choice democratic women. that is our job. we do not lobby. we do not -- we're not an advocacy organization. we are about campaigns and elections. we help recruit, train women candidates. we help build the staffs around those campaigns. we help advise and counsel as the campaign
states senate. i think that is precisely what we need to be doing. >> one last tweet. dr. jojo writes it should be about electing the best candidate whether it's male or female. that's his or her opinion. and one final article. a new report by map light claims emily's list owns certain states. this is a story i'm looking at from the san jose business journal. the report was entitled "who owns your member of congress." it's looking at how much money emily's list pours into races....
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can you imagine the president of the united states has no opinion on whether the united states senate, his party, the democratic party in charge of the united states senate, should have a budget for this country. well, i ran for the united states senate to get our fiscal house in order. i have two children, and i know if we don't address this debt crisis now, that it's not just about us. it's about the legacy of debt that we are burdening our children with, and so i would say, mr. president, where is your leadership? you have no opinion that the united states senate budget committee won't do a budget? your own budget failed, as senator johnson said, zero votes in the house of representatives. 0-414. and finally we have a majority leader in the senate, the democrat-led senate by harry reid who last year said very clearly he thought it would be foolish for the united states senate budget committee to do its job and for us to pass a responsible fiscal blueprint for this country, a budget. that's what every american does at home, in our small businesses, and this is just absurd. you know,
can you imagine the president of the united states has no opinion on whether the united states senate, his party, the democratic party in charge of the united states senate, should have a budget for this country. well, i ran for the united states senate to get our fiscal house in order. i have two children, and i know if we don't address this debt crisis now, that it's not just about us. it's about the legacy of debt that we are burdening our children with, and so i would say, mr. president,...
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he was elected to the senate in 1976. he was a great united states senator. he's a great hoosier, a great american. he's been known as an international statesman. i have nothing but respect for mr. lugar. and to be real honest, maybe it's because i have lost those elections i spoke of a moment ago that i have such empathy for him today. i have not lost a race as an incumbent. but i can only imagine the sense of frustration he has after serving the people of indiana for 36 years to lose the way he did on tuesday night. so my thoughts are with him. he is a good man, and i hope we might talk soon, and i would certainly appreciate his support if he chooses to give it. >> well, let's take some calls. we're going to begin with a call from indianapolis. peter on our republican line. hi, peter. >> caller: yeah, hi. this is going on with what you were saying earlier. i know that senator lugar as you guys were going over had some pretty harsh things to say about you. and i know that he wasn't at the unity press conference that you guys gave earlier. but are plans for a
he was elected to the senate in 1976. he was a great united states senator. he's a great hoosier, a great american. he's been known as an international statesman. i have nothing but respect for mr. lugar. and to be real honest, maybe it's because i have lost those elections i spoke of a moment ago that i have such empathy for him today. i have not lost a race as an incumbent. but i can only imagine the sense of frustration he has after serving the people of indiana for 36 years to lose the way...
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put them in the united states senate. god bless america. "she's always been an advocate for the disenfranchised and disadvantaged. she's also been an advocate for the dissidents in other countries with whom she -- of whom she has spoken so eloquently on so many occasions. her family were pols. she's heard all the polish jokes and she has withstood a little of the barb as that took place when neighborhoods were different than they are now. but she took special pleasure and was so proud of her herita heritage. she took a special interest in the plight of the polish people oppressed under communism. we know in 1980 the people of poland started a fledgling little group called solidarity, a movement to change in nonviolent resistance against communism and in support of social change. mr. president, senator mikulski and i had the wonderful pleasure of traveling under the guidance of a trip led by john glenn, a world-famous man then and now. it was a wonderful trip for a couple of new senators. we traveled and the iron curtain w
put them in the united states senate. god bless america. "she's always been an advocate for the disenfranchised and disadvantaged. she's also been an advocate for the dissidents in other countries with whom she -- of whom she has spoken so eloquently on so many occasions. her family were pols. she's heard all the polish jokes and she has withstood a little of the barb as that took place when neighborhoods were different than they are now. but she took special pleasure and was so proud of...
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i say nothing in the united states senate. again, the house of representatives earlier this year, last summer, passed legislation that would extend the tax rates for everybody for a year. they passed legislation that would replace the across-the-board cuts that will start to take effect on january 2 with responsible spending reductions that actually did something to bend the curve of all these runaway programs, entitlement costs that are going to bankrupt this country in future years. they made some necessary reforms. again, people may not agree with them, and obviously there should be a process where in the united states senate we have an opportunity to vote on a budget and make amendments. and perhaps we would do it a different way. i might have voted for something entirely different. but the point is i didn't have anything to vote for. nobody over here did. we've been here for a whole year. and now we've got people coming up and saying gee, i really wish that these negotiations will get us to an outcome. it's december 31. j
i say nothing in the united states senate. again, the house of representatives earlier this year, last summer, passed legislation that would extend the tax rates for everybody for a year. they passed legislation that would replace the across-the-board cuts that will start to take effect on january 2 with responsible spending reductions that actually did something to bend the curve of all these runaway programs, entitlement costs that are going to bankrupt this country in future years. they made...
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to the united states senate. of he was working as a medical volunteer when japanese war planes attacked pearl harbor. a boy, a teenager. w from the time he was just a kidn he wanted to be a doctor, a medical doctor. butrent a different fate awaiten inouye. after the attack, as we all know too well, japanese-americans were deemed enemy aliens and ali were, therefore, not subject to the draft. in spite of that, in spite of the humiliation, more than 110,000 people of japanese ancestry were imprisoned in american internment camps. i have, we've seen the pictures, we've heard the stories. they were in prison. yet dan inouye and other japanese-americans, in spite of the unfair a designation of beii an enemy alien, volunteeredded to fight for this nation'serse freedom overseas, although many of their own families were denied freedom, home, when they were overseas. senator inouye fought famously with the famous 42nd combat team in world war ii and was grievout lu wounded in the battle. the citation, the words for his me
to the united states senate. of he was working as a medical volunteer when japanese war planes attacked pearl harbor. a boy, a teenager. w from the time he was just a kidn he wanted to be a doctor, a medical doctor. butrent a different fate awaiten inouye. after the attack, as we all know too well, japanese-americans were deemed enemy aliens and ali were, therefore, not subject to the draft. in spite of that, in spite of the humiliation, more than 110,000 people of japanese ancestry were...
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my first run was the united states senate. i have to tell you, i never thought i was going to run for political office. this is not something in my family because i have a 4-year- old and a 7-year-old. we have a lot going on in our family. small business, my husband served in the military. i saw what was happening in our country, and that is what compelled me to run for the united states senate. just like you -- my husband and i spent so much time in 2009 yelling and our television with what this president was doing. i just cannot stand it anymore. [applause] you may be thinking, what am i doing here listening to a senator from new hampshire. i cherish my time with my children. i came here tonight because i am is still so worried about our country. we need your help to turn this country around for my children, for your children, for all of us. that is why i am here tonight. i want to have you imagine a different scenario. that is when we wake up on november 7, speaker banner, leader mitch mcconnell, josh mandel won, and we haq
my first run was the united states senate. i have to tell you, i never thought i was going to run for political office. this is not something in my family because i have a 4-year- old and a 7-year-old. we have a lot going on in our family. small business, my husband served in the military. i saw what was happening in our country, and that is what compelled me to run for the united states senate. just like you -- my husband and i spent so much time in 2009 yelling and our television with what...
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states senate, controlling the white house and the united states senate is the only way the republicans can control completely control who goes on to the supreme court. the next presidential term could see two or three nominations in the supreme court but will be decided by the senate. republicans need to win only four seats held by democrats to control the senate and therefore control all presidential nominations and all legislation. when democratic senator ben nelson announced his decision to not run for re-election in nebraska, republicans marked that down as a definite pick up of one republican seat in the senate until this happened. >> bob kerry was born here, raised here and he's got family here. >> he was a grunt soldier, he was a seal. >> he started his first business here, and he still has businesses here. >> he was a very good governor. >> a good independent senator. >> served on the 9/11 commission. >> i know bob kerry will put his country first. >> i'm bob kerry and i authorize this ad to do what i can to change washington. >> joining me now on his first national interview s
states senate, controlling the white house and the united states senate is the only way the republicans can control completely control who goes on to the supreme court. the next presidential term could see two or three nominations in the supreme court but will be decided by the senate. republicans need to win only four seats held by democrats to control the senate and therefore control all presidential nominations and all legislation. when democratic senator ben nelson announced his decision to...
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here in the united states senate. all of us who seek public service want to make a difference, and most certainly senator lugar has done that. at an early age, dick lugar developed a passion for knowledge. a native of indianapolis, he was valedictorian at short ridge, high school. then and still a distinguished institution where knowledge is at the forefront of everything done in that school. one of our former members, ted stevens, is also a graduate of short ridge high school. dick lugar went on then to become valedictorian in college when he graduated from venison university with a degree in economics. he went on to attend college as a rhodes scholar. today he is one of the most decorated scholars in the united states national. -- in the united states senate with 46 honor rare ray degrees from 16 states and the district of columbia. now, following these most impressive academic achievements, senator lugar spent many years in the united states navy, ultimately serving as an intelligence briefer for the chief of naval
here in the united states senate. all of us who seek public service want to make a difference, and most certainly senator lugar has done that. at an early age, dick lugar developed a passion for knowledge. a native of indianapolis, he was valedictorian at short ridge, high school. then and still a distinguished institution where knowledge is at the forefront of everything done in that school. one of our former members, ted stevens, is also a graduate of short ridge high school. dick lugar went...
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the united states senate. on the other side of the balance sheet, we should let the bush tax cuts expire for those who make more than $400,000 a year. that's a compromise between 250,000 and the republican position of make all the tax cuts permanent. if we do that, we will raise $500 billion over the next ten years and that's how we can avoid these catastrophic sequestration cuts. george has pledged to never raise any taxes, not one dollar of revenue for any cuts. he will not fix either side of the balance sheet and i have a record of fixing both sides of the balance sheet. >> we need a balance and i think there are a variety of things that right off the bat what ought to be cut and repealed and replaced is obamacare. that will save over one thrun dollars and that will be -- one trillion dollars and that will be beneficial for small businesses. we can look at the auditors of the government where there's inefficiencies and overlap. we also need to have comprehensive tax reform. we ought to have a tax code that'
the united states senate. on the other side of the balance sheet, we should let the bush tax cuts expire for those who make more than $400,000 a year. that's a compromise between 250,000 and the republican position of make all the tax cuts permanent. if we do that, we will raise $500 billion over the next ten years and that's how we can avoid these catastrophic sequestration cuts. george has pledged to never raise any taxes, not one dollar of revenue for any cuts. he will not fix either side of...
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guest: first and foremost, senator lugar are had been in the united states senate for 36 years. especially during last 10 years, he has really lost touch with the people of indiana. a big issue that came up is that he physically has not had a residence in indiana since 1977. their midst of this campaign, he filed a lawsuit to make the legal argument, you cannot make me live in indiana. hoosiers were very offended by that. i could feel like a shock wave going across indiana. we are pretty simple people. we like to know who represents us and that they share our values. i think mr. lagarde had separated himself from hoosier republicans in that regard reject i think mr. louis r. -- i think mr. lugar had separated himself in that regard. guest: my reaction to that is, obviously it is based on a campaign theme of ours, which is we have a lot of failures in washington d.c. right now. let's not forget that bipartisanship of the last number of years has taken us to the brink of bankruptcy. we do not need bipartisanship as much as we need the principle that says we live within our means.
guest: first and foremost, senator lugar are had been in the united states senate for 36 years. especially during last 10 years, he has really lost touch with the people of indiana. a big issue that came up is that he physically has not had a residence in indiana since 1977. their midst of this campaign, he filed a lawsuit to make the legal argument, you cannot make me live in indiana. hoosiers were very offended by that. i could feel like a shock wave going across indiana. we are pretty simple...
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there is room for compromise and negotiation in the united states senate. but we have to recognize we a spending problem and not a revenue problem in the country and that is what needs to be addressed and we hope to get leadership out of the white house and why we are working hard to get depov gov romney elected. >> here's what one political expert said about you. >> you have solid conservative credentials where romney is perceived not conservative enough. it is a good move to have thune by romney's side and make a good ticket, senator? >> llook. now that governor romney is the nominee of the party, he and his team will look at various people. i have high level of confident and seen him and his organization. he puts good people around him . he will have a number of good people to choose from. we respect that process and i want to work with a president who is serious about getting us back on the right track. we can't stay on the track or we are headed toward europe. and we need a new president and hope we can get the majority of the senate with him. i hope t
there is room for compromise and negotiation in the united states senate. but we have to recognize we a spending problem and not a revenue problem in the country and that is what needs to be addressed and we hope to get leadership out of the white house and why we are working hard to get depov gov romney elected. >> here's what one political expert said about you. >> you have solid conservative credentials where romney is perceived not conservative enough. it is a good move to have...
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and he acted upon that commitment with his leadership and the united states senate where he brought honor to the congress and as he and the other recipients of the award today bring honor to this medal. michael collins piloted the
and he acted upon that commitment with his leadership and the united states senate where he brought honor to the congress and as he and the other recipients of the award today bring honor to this medal. michael collins piloted the
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. >> hoosier republicans want to see the united states senate taking a more conservative track. >> even high school is not off limits. >> i did some stupid things in high school, and if i hurt anyone, i am sorry and apologize for it. >> lawmakers still at it. voters in europe trigger a political tsunami. >> money flows like water, and if the dam breaks some place, it could flood, even here in america. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> vice president joe biden has acquired a reputation as a person afflicted with foot-in- mouth disease. on last sunday's "meet the press," he said that gay marriage is fine with him. >> i'm comfortable with the fact that man marrying men, women marrying women, are entitled to the same rights. >> that caused a major flat amid the chattering classes, and by midweek, in an interview with robin roberts, the president suggested joe biden had jumped the gun. >> he got out a little bit over his skis. >> the president says he had already made the decision to come out in favor of gay marriage before the democratic national conventio
. >> hoosier republicans want to see the united states senate taking a more conservative track. >> even high school is not off limits. >> i did some stupid things in high school, and if i hurt anyone, i am sorry and apologize for it. >> lawmakers still at it. voters in europe trigger a political tsunami. >> money flows like water, and if the dam breaks some place, it could flood, even here in america. captioned by the national captioning institute...
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leahy, a senator from the state of vermont, to be president pro tempore, of the united states senate. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, there being no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to consideration of s.j. res. 620 -- s. res. 620. the clerk: s. res. 620, to authorize harry reid, a senator from the state of nevada, to administer the oath of office of the president of the senate pro tempore ee to patrick j. leahy, a senator from the state of vermont. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, there being no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to s. res. 621. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. res. 621, condemning the horrific attacks in newtown, connecticut,
leahy, a senator from the state of vermont, to be president pro tempore, of the united states senate. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, there being no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to consideration of s.j. res. 620 -- s. res. 620. the clerk:...
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half of the population in the united states lives in ten states. they have 20 senators. the other half of the population lives in 40 states, and they have 80 senators. so a majority of the senators actually represent a very small minority of the population in the united states. so by definition, the u.s. senate has never been a majorititarian body. it operates differently from the -- from the house of representatives, and part of that is that the size of the two bodies require different things. the constitution is a very thin document. my students used to complain, because the first week i was teaching, i would always make my class read the entire text of the constitution. and they would complain bitterly. and i would say, you're lucky we're not studying any one of the states, because all of the state constitutions are huge documents. they tell you how tall a curb has to be. they're very much detail-oriented. the u.s. constitution is some 6,000 words. by contrast, the european union constitution is 60,000 words. so this little document, you have to read very carefully ev
half of the population in the united states lives in ten states. they have 20 senators. the other half of the population lives in 40 states, and they have 80 senators. so a majority of the senators actually represent a very small minority of the population in the united states. so by definition, the u.s. senate has never been a majorititarian body. it operates differently from the -- from the house of representatives, and part of that is that the size of the two bodies require different things....